Live auction - fwo_395114 - VATICAN - GREGORY XVI 1 Mezzo Baiocco an XIV 1844 Rome
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| Estimate : | 50 € |
| Price : | 34 € |
| Maximum bid : | 35 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 July 2016 16:35:22 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 1 Mezzo Baiocco an XIV
Date: 1844
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire d’une grande fraîcheur, de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type. La pièce est recouverte d’une très belle patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GREGORIVS. XVI - PONT. MAX .A.XIV..
Obverse description : écu surmonté des clefs de Saint Pierre et de la tiare pontificale.
Reverse
Reverse legend : MEZZO/ BAIOCCO / 1844.
Reverse description : Dans le champ entre deux rameaux.
Historical background
VATICAN - GREGORY XVI
(2/02/1831-1/06/1846)
Gregory XVI (1765-1846) was elected after 50 days of conclave. He had been prefect of propaganda before his election. Ultra-conservative, he relied on the Austrians to restore order in his states. He fought against anti-clerical movements in Spain and Portugal and promoted the development of the faith in the United States. He protected the Uniates in Russia.
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